Shipping-can



' T. K. WEBSTER Shipping Can.

No. 229,507. Patented June 29,1880.

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L. PETERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAPNER, WASHXNGTON, D C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TOWNER K. WEBSTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIPPING-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,5(17, dated June29, 1880.

Application filed December 19, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TOWNER K. WEBs'rER, of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inShipping-Cans; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and inwh1ch Figure 1 represents a plan view of the top of the can, and Fig. 2represents an elevation of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each figure.

My invention relates to that class of shipping-cans which are used inshipping oils, more particularly illuminating-oils; andit consists inthe construction and combination of the several parts, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In shipping-cans as ordinarily constructed much difliculty isexperienced in handling such cans for the purpose of withdrawing theircontents, and which I obviate by means of a flexible tube attached tothe can, as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A represents a cylindrical can of sheet metal, ofordinary construction, provided with the usual opening in the topthereof, and with the ordinary screw-cap g, and with the usual openingat or near the bottom thereof, for discharging the contents of the can,and within which is securely attached a flexible tube, as hereinafterdescribed.

The ends of the can are protected by wooden heads B and B, somewhatlarger than that of the can A. Each of said heads has a recess, as shownby the dotted lines it, of exactly the same diameter as that of the canand of a depth equal to about one-fourth to one-third the thicknessthereof. The can A is placed between the two heads B and B and into thesaid recesses, and is held in place by means of stout wire rods 1, theends of which are bent at right angles, so as to form bent prongs orpoints j, which are driven into the heads B and B, thereby formingguards, so as to protect the can A from injury, and at the same timehold the several parts firmly together.

Through the cap B is cut a hole, a, preferably at the center, throughwhich passes the screw-cap or corked opening g, for tillin g the can,but which in my construction never rises higher than the upper surfaceof the head B.

The flexible pipe 0 or O is attached to the can at or near the lowerhead, B, and about midway between two wires, l I. To one of said wires Zis hinged, in any suitable manner, a sheet-metal guard, 0, for thepurpose of protecting and holding the pipe 0 in place, and is soarranged as to swing like a door thereon, and to hook over the adjoiningwire by means of the hook is. To the end of the flexible tube 0 is alsoattached a nozzle, d, provided with a fixed ring, f, and to the head Bis attached a book, a, the prong of which enters the ring f, andsecurely holds the nozzle in its place.

A notch, n, is cut out of the head B to admit the nozzle (1, which, whenin 'place, is about or nearly as high as the top of the protecting-headB, and higher than the can, so as to prevent any escape of the contentsof the can during transportation.

The flexible pipe 0 is shown in the drawings as in position fortransportation, the nozzle d fastened with the hook e in ring f, and theguard o removed, and is shown in position, as at 0, when discharging thecontents of the can, the guard 0 being first opened.

The wire guards l afford sufficient protection to the can against anyordinary usage, and are much cheaper than either wood or iron jackets.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a shipping-can, the combination, with the can A, provided with theflexible tube 0, ot' the heads B and B, wire guards l, and hinged guard0, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

TOWNER K. WEBSTER.

Witnesses WILLIAM ZnvnvrERMAN, N. OoWLEs.

